Of all the requests processed by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the wait to receive news on an application for a green card or for naturalization can be the most nerve-wracking. Since the forms can be processed by a number of offices, it is worth asking how processing times vary by location and whether different offices have shorter processing times for naturalization and permanent residence requests. You can use the chart below to determine how long it will take for your regional USCIS office to process your Form I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status; Form N-400, Application for Citizenship (Naturalization); or Form N-600, Application for Certification of Citizenship. Find the office processing your request in the column on the left, and read across the chart to find the time it will take to process your form.

Processing Time Report as of December 31, 2017 for USCIS Local Offices

USCIS Local Office

Form I-485 Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status

Form N-400 Application for Citizenship (Naturalization)

Form N-600 Application for Certification of Citizenship

Agana GU

May 28, 2017

July 8, 2017

March 22, 2016

Albany NY

April 21, 2017

June 14, 2017

April 23, 2017

Albuquerque NM

April 21, 2017

May 22, 2017

August 1, 2017

Anchorage AK

June 1, 2017

May 1, 2016

June 18, 2017

Atlanta GA

December 15, 2016

February 7, 2016

March 25, 2017

Baltimore MD

December 6, 2016

February 17, 2017

December 5, 2016

Boise ID

September 1, 2017

June 18, 2017

August 1, 2017

Boston MA

April 6, 2017

June 16, 2017

November 15, 2016

Buffalo NY

May 31, 2017

June 30, 2017

April 4, 2017

Casper WY

December 21, 2016

January 14, 2017

August 1, 2017

Charleston SC

May 20, 2017

June 24, 2017

June 13, 2016

Charlotte Amalie VI

September 1, 2017

March 9, 2017

August 1, 2017

Charlotte NC

April 19, 2017

May 5, 2017

December 1, 2016

Chicago IL

February 11, 2017

March 7, 2017

May 13, 2017

Christiansted VI

September 1, 2017

March 9, 2017

August 1, 2017

Chula Vista CA

March 18, 2017

March 31, 2017

July 27, 2017

Cincinnati OH

March 2, 2017

April 22, 2017

March 15, 2017

Cleveland OH

June 23, 2017

July 26, 2017

August 1, 2017

Columbus OH

May 21, 2017

June 3, 2017

July 10, 2017

Dallas TX

December 21, 2016

October 14, 2016

August 1, 2017

Denver CO

December 21, 2016

January 14, 2017

August 1, 2017

Des Moines IA

February 1, 2017

December 14, 2016

October 24, 2016

Detroit MI

March 30, 2017

May 16, 2017

August 1, 2016

El Paso TX

April 8, 2017

February 20, 2017

April 11, 2017

Fort Smith AR

March 9, 2017

March 17, 2017

January 15, 2017

Fresno CA

April 23, 2017

April 26, 2017

July 1, 2017

Greer SC

May 27, 2017

June 15, 2017

June 9, 2017

Harlingen TX

January 21, 2017

December 27, 2016

March 21, 2017

Hartford CT

February 17, 2017

March 16, 2017

May 20, 2017

Helena MT

September 1, 2017

July 11, 2017

March 14, 2017

Hialeah FL

April 16, 2017

April 2, 2017

February 27, 2017

Honolulu HI

January 8, 2017

April 15, 2017

August 1, 2017

Houston TX

November 19, 2016

October 16, 2016

May 7, 2017

Imperial CA

June 24, 2017

May 13, 2017

January 5, 2017

Indianapolis IN

May 26, 2017

June 25, 2017

August 1, 2017

Jacksonville FL

April 30, 2017

April 2, 2017

December 27, 2016

Kansas City MO

June 6, 2017

June 15, 2017

August 1, 2017

Kendall FL

May 7, 2017

December 16, 2016

December 23, 2016

Las Vegas NV

March 19, 2017

January 31, 2017

May 10, 2017

Long Island NY

April 2, 2017

April 15, 2017

December 26, 2016

Los Angeles CA

April 19, 2017

April 6, 2016

February 15, 2017

Los Angeles County CA

March 9, 2017

March 25, 2017

March 23, 2017

Louisville KY

July 6, 2017

June 1, 2017

August 1, 2017

Manchester NH

May 24, 2017

July 28, 2017

May 26, 2017

Memphis TN

February 19, 2017

December 12, 2016

April 29, 2017

Miami FL

January 10, 2017

November 29, 2016

March 30, 2017

Milwaukee WI

February 6, 2017

February 6, 2017

February 19, 2017

Minneapolis-St. Paul

September 18, 2016

December 10, 2016

April 6, 2017

Montgomery AL

September 1, 2017

June 9, 2017

August 1, 2017

Mount Laurel NJ

March 29, 2017

April 18, 2017

March 23, 2017

New Orleans LA

January 3, 2017

January 10, 2017

November 18, 2016

New York City NY

February 20, 2017

May 4, 2017

January 13, 2017

Newark NJ

December 11, 2016

March 27, 2017

June 18, 2017

Norfolk VA

November 21, 2016

November 13, 2016

December 17, 2016

Oakland Park FL

November 11, 2016

November 27, 2016

March 21, 2017

Oklahoma City OK

March 5, 2017

April 17, 2017

December 14, 2016

Omaha NE

March 30, 2017

May 16, 2017

August 1, 2017

Orlando FL

February 3, 2017

January 3, 2017

February 25, 2017

Philadelphia PA

February 5, 2017

March 31, 2017

December 7, 2016

Phoenix AZ

March 5, 2017

January 26, 2017

January 2, 2017

Pittsburgh PA

April 17, 2017

August 1, 2017

June 16, 2017

Portland ME

January 21, 2017

July 8, 2017

January 28, 2017

Portland OR

May 1, 2017

May 1, 2017

August 1, 2017

Providence RI

May 7, 2017

June 23, 2017

February 21, 2016

Queens NY

August 22, 2016

January 4, 2017

December 1, 2016

Raleigh NC

May 19, 2017

May 23, 2017

May 23, 2017

Reno NV

September 17, 2016

March 28, 2017

August 1, 2017

Sacramento CA

March 18, 2017

March 31, 2017

July 27, 2017

Saint Albans VT

August 8, 2017

July 24, 2017

May 13, 2017

Saint Louis MO

March 2, 2017

April 22, 2017

May 13, 2016

Salt Lake City UT

March 13, 2017

January 24, 2017

August 1, 2017

San Antonio TX

February 12, 2017

March 28, 2017

February 3, 2017

San Bernardino CA

June 8, 2017

July 8, 2017

April 9, 2017

San Diego CA

May 21, 2017

May 5, 2017

August 1, 2017

San Fernando CA

January 25, 2017

March 19, 2017

March 13, 2017

San Francisco CA

December 15, 2016

February 24, 2017

April 12, 2017

San Jose CA

November 23, 2016

April 8, 2017

May 25, 2017

San Juan PR

January 5, 2017

March 12, 2017

October 23, 2016

Santa Ana CA

January 11, 2017

April 8, 2017

December 5, 2016

Seattle WA

December 6, 2016

February 3, 2017

August 1, 2017

Spokane WA

May 21, 2017

June 13, 2017

June 14, 2017

Tampa FL

April 26, 2017

March 12, 2017

November 9, 2016

Tucson AZ

May 13, 2017

May 21, 2017

July 26, 2017

Washington DC

December 16, 2016

March 3, 2017

January 31, 2017

West Palm Beach FL

March 13, 2017

March 15, 2017

January 27, 2017

Wichita KS

March 25, 2017

March 20, 2017

December 28, 2016

Yakima WA

May 22, 2017

July 17, 2017

August 1, 2017

USCIS has upheld consistent standards for processing times across all of its 82 local offices, and while the time required to process a request still varies based on the form submitted, form processing times between offices remains the same. It takes USCIS the same amount of time to process a Form I-485 (the application for non-U.S. citizens to register their permanent residence and receive their green card) at its office in Albany, New York, as it does to process the same request in its office based in Spokane, Washington. This uniformity of processing times, combined with the USCIS requirement that applicants requesting naturalization or permanent residence status need to live in the same USCIS district for a minimum of three months before submitting their request, makes the act of “shopping around” — or trying to find the USCIS office that has the quickest processing time and moving to a location under its jurisdiction — a pointless effort. For updated USCIS Local Office processing times, visit https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/processTimesDisplayInit.do